The Hoot owls were lead by Shorty Shedd and were working out
of Central Florida in late 1953. The band had been together for
about seven years by then. They were appearing daily over radio
station WHOO out of Orlando, Florida.

Jim Wilson, who was a top disc jockey in the area at the time,
also did the announcing for the groups daily radio show and
sang with the band. Jim also had a two-hour show that aired
each day over WHOO.

Timeline and Trivia Notes

Group members:

Shorty Shedd

Jake Shedd

Bill Faulk

Lee Purvis

Ray Kelly

Jim Wilson

Credits & Sources

Country Song Roundup No. 27; December 1953; American
Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT